Santa Ana District Office. Santa Ana District Office 10 REGIONAL OFFICES 69 DISTRICT OFFICES

Santa Ana District OfficeSanta Ana District Office


http://www.sba.gov


10 REGIONAL OFFICES69 DISTRICT OFFICES


Mission Statement

The SBA was created to provide financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run and grow their business.


HOW WE ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES

Business Development Financial Assistance Government Contracting

Assistance Technology Development


BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

• SCORE

• Small Business

Development Centers

• Women Business Centers

• Online Assistance


BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (cont)

Collaborative efforts / partnerships with Resource Partners to provide

“Meaningful Solutions”

Including:

Other Federal Agencies Trade Associations CITD Network CMTC Chambers of Commerce Foreign Consulates Others


GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING ASSISTANCE

• 8(a)• Disabled Veterans &

Veterans• Hub Zone• SDB• Women Owned

Insures that small businesses receive a fair share of government contracts


GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING ASSISTANCE

Programs to assist small businesses in the government contracting arena.

Pro-Net; Sub-Net;

Grants.Gov; &

Military OneSource


8(a) Business Development Program

BENEFITS:¨ Procurement Assistance

Sole Source/Competitive Contracting¨ SDB Certification¨ Training¨ Mentor /Protégé Program


HubZone Empowerment Contracting Program

• Encourages economic development in historically underutilized business zones - “HUBZones”-

• Establishes federal contract award preferences for small businesses located in targeted areas.


Small Disadvantage Business Certification (SDB)

¨ Benefits¨ Price evaluation adjustment when bidding as

a prime contractor¨ All prime contractors are encouraged to use

SDBs as subcontractors through mandated evaluation factors and optional monetary incentives.


SURETY BOND GUARANTEE PROGRAM

For contracts up to $2 million

Types of Bonds:• Bid Bonds• Performance Bonds• Payment Bonds• Ancillary Bonds


Technology Development

Office of Technology • SBIR • STTR• Tech-Net


OFFICE OF OFFICE OF ADVOCACYADVOCACY

The voice for small business in the federal government and the source for small business statistics


EXPORT TRADE ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP ( ETAP)

Resource Partners:

U.S. Department of Commerce Export-Import Bank U.S. Export Assistance Center

Others –SCORE ,CITD &SBDC


SBA FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

•Domestic Programs•Disaster Programs•International Trade / Export Programs


Export Working Capital Program

SBA Export Express

Importers…

SBA Export Finance Assistance Programs:


Pre-Shipment Guarantee Loan proceeds to acquire/produce

goods or services for export

Post-Shipment Guarantee Discounting accounts receivable



Transaction Based

Assignment of payment proceeds from foreign buyer: -Letter of Credit

-Open Account



SBA DISASTER LOANS

Loans to homeowners and businesses in the aftermath of a disaster


Local Resources

Paul Smith714-560-7448

Jill Andrews714-560-7466


Help & Assistance

Management &Technical

AssistanceCertificationand Loan

guarantees


Put Us To Work for You!

SANTA ANA DISTRICT OFFICE200 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Suite

700Santa Ana, CA 92701

(714) 550-7420

http://www.sba.gov/ca


Here are three take-aways. Bring these ideas to back to your business and see what results you generate!

Takeaway 1: The SBA offers a huge range of products and services.

Takeaway 2: Resources are available to you in your local communities that provide assistance at no cost.

Takeaway 3: How to start or improve exporting and about the government resources available to facilitate

exporting.

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Santa Ana District Office. Santa Ana District Office 10 REGIONAL OFFICES 69 DISTRICT OFFICES